• MSNBC

    Why Trump's hush money judge is holding off on a gag order ruling

    Donald Trump has allegedly violated the gag order in his New York criminal trial more than a dozen times. Former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti shares how the judge may be delaying any penalties for Trump to leave the threat "hanging over" his lawyers so they rein in their client.

  • Frustrated Judge Runs Overtime at Trump Hush-Money Trial

    Jabin Botsford-Pool/GettyThe process of selecting the New Yorkers who will determine whether Donald Trump committed a criminal cover-up picked up the pace on Tuesday, as seven jurors were selected by the end of the trial’s second day.New York State Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan said he now aims to have attorneys deliver opening statements this coming Monday and finally get this show on the road.But all that depends on whether lawyers can get through the slog of screening dozens of other...

  • Judge tells Trump lawyer in hush money trial he is 'losing all credibility'

    The judge overseeing Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial on Tuesday warned that Trump's lawyer was "losing all credibility" in his arguments that the former president should not be punished for violating a gag order in the case. Justice Juan Merchan said he would not immediately rule on prosecutors' request

    • KTSA

    A second seated juror is dismissed from Trump's hush money trial by judge

    Seven jurors were sworn in on Tuesday, but with the excusal of two of them, lawyers now

  • A Second Seated Juror Dismissed By Judge From Trump's Hush Money Trial

    Jury selection in Donald Trump ’s hush money case encountered new setbacks Thursday as two previously sworn-in jurors were excused.

  • Trump rebuked as hush-money trial judge warns against juror intimidation

    Juan Merchan admonishes ex-president for ‘gesturing and speaking in the direction of the juror’ as jury selection continuesDonald Trump met a stern rebuke on Tuesday from the jurist presiding over his criminal hush-money trial, with the judge warning: “I won’t have any jurors intimidated in this courtroom.”Trump’s apparent misbehavior did not derail the trial’s progress; seven jurors were picked by day’s end.A guide to Trump’s hush-money trial – so farThe key arguments prosecutors will use...

  • Trump hush money trial continues as judge works to find jurors

    By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Jake Offenhartz and Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump will return to a New York courtroom Tuesday as a

  • Trump ratchets up attacks on judge and prosecutor ahead of hush-money trial

    Ex-president calls New York criminal case due go to court on Monday a ‘communist show trial’A defiant Donald Trump continued to attack the prosecutor, judge and a key witness in the New York hush-money criminal trial against him, a signal that the former president will continue to embrace bombast as jury selection in the case begins on Monday.Trump described what will be the first criminal trial against a former US president as a “communist show trial”, during a rally in Schnecksville,...

  • Trump claims hush money trial judge thinks he's 'above the Supreme Court'

    Donald Trump took a swipe Wednesday at the judge overseeing his New York hush money trial, accusing him of thinking he is "above the Supreme Court." Speaking to Fox News, Trump slammed Judge Juan Merchan, accusing of "prohibiting" the former president from attending arguments Thursday on presidential immunity and calling it "the most important case in many years" before the high court. Trump had requested be he allowed to attend arguments at the Supreme Court about Trump's immunity on Thursday,...

  • 12:30 Report — Judge weighs Trump rhetoric in hush money trial

    {beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s Tuesday. The breeze is blowing, the skies are blue, and all eyes are on New York — but not for the sparkly lights. Here’s what’s going on today: Form

  • Judge reserves decision on Trump gag order violations in hush-money trial

    April 23 (UPI) — The judge in Donald Trump‘s hush-money trial on Tuesday delayed a decision on whether the former president should be held in contempt for multiple alleged breaches of a gag order imposed on him in the case. Judge Juan Merchan said he will “reserve a decision” on Trump’s alleged gag order violation after he heard from the prosecution […] The post Judge reserves decision on Trump gag order violations in hush-money trial first appeared on Gephardt Daily.

    • MSNBC

    Judge Merchan 'not doing himself any favors' in jury selection for Trump's hush money trial

    Jury selection for former President Trump's hush money trial is supposed to begin today in New York. Our legal panel weighs in on the latest updates with the case.